What set is the most under appreciated and why?

[BobC]

S74 silks get virtually no love or exposure, despite sharing some history and images with the T205, T202, and Piedmont art stamps. They have different advertising backs/brands they are issued with, as well as multiple colors of ink used, making a master set or color runs difficult, but fun. There are some very extreme rarities, especially with certain of the advertising backs, and a few known proofs that are never seen. In regards to the S74-1 white silks, they originally came with an attached advertising back, that is virtually unique in regard to baseball cards and collectibles, really nothing else like it. And the S74-2 colored version silks come in so many different material colors/shades that is can make collecting as many as you can truly amazing. You don't have to worry about S74 silks being faked, never heard of a known instance of a counterfeit one ever being encountered. They are also purposely intended to have been utilized in making pillows, slip covers, and other items, so you can actually find them as part of folk art or actual items from the past. And maybe best of all, you don't have to listen to all the issues and complaints in regard to a certain TPG as they don't even grade them, and because those TPGs that do grade them do such a terrible job, virtually no serious S74 silk collectors are really that interested or concerned with having them graded. So the issues and arguments of graded versus non-graded pricing when it comes to S74 silks is pretty much mute.

[mrreality68]

Has not really thought of the S74 silks much. Had some years back but never really kept my interest so I sold them. You are right about the selection of players, the variety of ad backs and even the materials in some cases.

I still vote for the 1916 m101 4/5 but the S74 is not a bad choice.

The T3’s that Ryan mentioned would be a close 2nd for me. The details on those images are sharp and the player choices are really good to. I just give the edge to the m101 4/5’s for the reasons I mentioned but also it seems like a bridge year/set from the early players like Wagner to the newer players like Ruth

[BobC]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Has not really thought of the S74 silks much. Had some years back but never really kept my interest so I sold them. You are right about the selection of players, the variety of ad backs and even the materials in some cases.

I still vote for the 1916 m101 4/5 but the S74 is not a bad choice.

The T3’s that Ryan mentioned would be a close 2nd for me. The details on those images are sharp and the player choices are really good to. I just give the edge to the m101 4/5’s for the reasons I mentioned but also it seems like a bridge year/set from the early players like Wagner to the newer players like Ruth

I like the M101-4s and 5s as well. Great images and player selection, and the variety of backs is fantastic.

There are quite a few sets that are underappreciated and that aren't talked about much, even on this forum. Actually, in many cases it is kind of a nice thing that some sets are not that frequently talked about and followed. Gives many of us collectors some things to still go out and collect that are not getting hit with so much demand (and cost), and go against the usual collecting interests of the masses. I enjoy collecting things that others do not necessarily go for, like the T206 and Goudey sets. Seems like virtually everyone collects those sets, and always talks about them.

Many great, seemingly undervalued and underappreciated sets already listed. Here's a few more I don't think have been mentioned yet.


1889 N526 Diamond S/Number 7 Cigars
1906 WG3 Fan Craze
1909 E97 C.A. Briggs Co.
1909-13 M101-2 Sporting News Supplements
1909 W555
1910 E103 Williams Caramel Company
1913 WG5 National Game Cards
1913 WG6 Tom Barker Game Cards
1915 Postaco Stamps
1915 PM1 Ornate Pins
1916 BF2 Ferguson Bakery Felt Pennants
1921-30 Major League Die-Cuts
1924 WG7 Walter Mails Game Cards
1927 Rinkydink Stamps
1927 W560
1927 F50 - Yuengling's, Harrington's, Sweetman's, Etc.
1933 E285 Rittenhouse Candy
1933 R337 Eclipse Import
1934-46 Various Diamond Matchbook Sets
1935 Schutter-Johnson
1936 S&S Game Cards
1937 R342 Goudey Thum Movies
1938 Goudey Big League Baseball Movies
1938 Our National Game Pins


There are many other underappreciated and typically unmentioned great sets out there.

[Vintagedeputy]

1964 Topps always seems to be a forgotten set.